Social Hierarchy
What was the ruler of all of Egypt called?
The Pharaoh
What direction does the Nile run?
Where were the tombs of powerful Egyptians?
the Pyramids
Who was the first to be mummified in Egypt?
Osiris
What animal did Egyptians hold sacred?
Cats
Who was responsible for reading and writing hieroglyphics?
Scribes
What is the area where the Nile meets the Mediterranean called?
The Nile Delta
What was the only organ left in the mummy?
the Heart
Who was the God of the Sun?
Ra
What is a shadoof?
A bucket on a lever used to transport water to storage bins
Who traveled the Nile bringing different goods to parts of Egypt and other kingdoms?
Merchants and Traders
What did the Nile do every year for crops?
Flooded- bringing nutrient rich soil to the farms on it's banks
Provided water for crops
Where did Egyptian souls travel when they died?
The Afterlife
What did Anubis do?
This jackal-headed god was the one who weighed peoples hearts against a sacred feather to see if they could pass into the Underworld
What did Egyptians invent that we still use today?
The 365 day calendar, the scalpel, astronomy, fractions
What is a bureaucrat?
A government official
Name two cities in Egypt
Memphis
Thebes
What did a soul have to face before their heart was weighed?
Apep the Snake God, and the 42 judges to see if they had not sinned
Who was the first female Pharaoh?
Hatshepsut
What was the most important group in Egyptian society?
The family
Name the different types of clothing and housing for the Upper, Middle and Lower Classes
Upper Class- white cloth and three story homes of brick and wood
Middle Class-simpler clothing and single story homes
Lower Class- one room homes with palm leaf roofs or multi-family dwellings
What geographic features helped protect Egypt from invaders?
Cataracts
Desert
Delta Marshes
What was Annes Book of the Dead written on?
A 78 foot long scroll of papyrus
What god was responsible for the flooding of the Nile?
Hapi
What three things were bureaucrats responsible for?
Rituals, supervision of dams + irrigation, management of granaries (grain storage)